THERE wasn’t a snowflake in sight yesterday as Christmas Day became one of the warmest on record.
THERE wasn’t a snowflake in sight yesterday as Christmas Day became one of the warmest on record.
We had an “unseasonably mild” day with temperatures sitting between 11C and 14C, with similar weather expected today. Even Scottish mountain peaks escaped snowfall.
It leaves temperatures close to the warmest ever recorded for this time of year, 15.6C (60F) on December 25, 1896 and 1920.
And it means London is enjoying milder weather than the Greek capital Athens, and the Spanish city of Barcelona.
Met Office forecaster Chris Bulmer said: “It’s a stark contrast to last year. Temperatures will be mild for all parts of the UK.
“We are expecting it to be cloudy and dry. This is due to a milder air mass.
“We’re likely to keep this general pattern through to the New Year and then there are likely to be some colder snaps.
“Last Christmas Day there were record minimum temperatures in both Wales and Scotland.”
But despite mild temperatures, severe gales are expected in some northern parts of the country, with gusts of up to 85mph forecast for the Shetland Islands and around 65mph in northern Scotland.
The unusually mild weather saw thousands line the seafront to watch hardy souls wearing fancy dress launch themselves into the sea in Exmouth in Devon, and in Brighton.
We had an “unseasonably mild” day with temperatures sitting between 11C and 14C, with similar weather expected today. Even Scottish mountain peaks escaped snowfall.
It leaves temperatures close to the warmest ever recorded for this time of year, 15.6C (60F) on December 25, 1896 and 1920.
And it means London is enjoying milder weather than the Greek capital Athens, and the Spanish city of Barcelona.
Met Office forecaster Chris Bulmer said: “It’s a stark contrast to last year. Temperatures will be mild for all parts of the UK.
“We are expecting it to be cloudy and dry. This is due to a milder air mass.
“We’re likely to keep this general pattern through to the New Year and then there are likely to be some colder snaps.
“Last Christmas Day there were record minimum temperatures in both Wales and Scotland.”
But despite mild temperatures, severe gales are expected in some northern parts of the country, with gusts of up to 85mph forecast for the Shetland Islands and around 65mph in northern Scotland.
The unusually mild weather saw thousands line the seafront to watch hardy souls wearing fancy dress launch themselves into the sea in Exmouth in Devon, and in Brighton.
